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Government aims to have 30% of food to be locally-produced

Environment and Water Resources minister aims to use new tech solutions to raise productivity of farms.

73 entities filed proofs of claims against Hyflux worth $3.51b

Unsecured facilities claims, which include claims from Mizuho and BNP Paribas, have reached $572.1m.

8 in 10 Singaporean women leave major financial decisions to spouses: report

Only 20% of Singapore women engage in investing, insurance, retirement and other long-term planning.

MAS urges financial firms to adopt independent audit programmes

It aims to raise the standards for financial institutions in developing effective business continuity plans.

ComfortDelGro taxi bookings grew up to 8% in 2018

Drivers benefited from street hails, which accounted for 60-70% of taxi ridership in 2018.

Government gives green light to LTMP's 2040 Advisory Panel's recommendations

Nine in 10 peak-hour trips could take less than 45 minutes by 2040.

Women now take up one-third of Singapore senior leadership teams: study

But gender parity remains an issue as only 9% of firms have a female CEO.

Ascendas REIT and ESR-REIT could suffer short-term pains from Hyflux troubles

The two REITs have exposure to three properties where Hyflux operates.

Katong Plaza tries for en bloc sale again at $188m

It can yield up to 300 hotel rooms with an average size of 215 sqft.

LTA to roll out account-based ticketing system SimplyGo on 4 April

Commuters can use their contactless bank cards as their travel card on public transport.

Daily Briefing: Singtel to buy stocks worth US$525m in Bharti Airtel; Auction sales slumped 46.5% to $55.3m in 2018

And Singapore residents can get a free preview of Jewel Changi Airport from 11-16 April.

Chart of the Day: Retail pipeline supply to taper off in 2020-2022

The 1.9m sqft of new retail space that will come online in 2019 will mark a peak.

Singapore tops Asian outbound real estate investment in 2018

It accounted for 40% of the overall Asian outbound investment.

Home Office Scheme pushed home-based businesses to grow 23%: study

The most popular businesses are involved in computer programming and consultancy.